Friday, December 23, 2016

Monday, December 19, 2016

SUMMARY: A study of directions in autobiography. Traditional autobiography tends to originate in crisis but develops a resolution, whereas contemporary autobiography deals with unresolved crisis. The author examines works by a range of writers, including Primo Levi, Ernest Hemingway and Mary Meigs.

Sunday, December 18, 2016

This book provides a collection of suggestive models for the student or scholar who is interested in using the tools off linguistics to meet the aims of literacy critics and theory.

The goal is to show that linguistic approaches to literature can extend
beyond the text to those things outside it that contribute to an
understanding of language: history, culture, politics, psychology, and
social context.

Saturday, December 17, 2016

SUMMARY: Post-Nationalist American Studies seeks to revise the cultural nationalism and celebratory American exceptionalism that tended to dominate American Studies in the Cold War era. The goal of the book's contributors is a less insular, more trans-national, comparative approach to American Studies, one that questions dominant American myths rather than canonizes them.

Friday, December 16, 2016

SUMMARY: In this edition of his seminal theoretical work on myth, ritual, and classification, Bruce Lincoln explores the ways in which these narratives and practices hold human societies together - and how, in times of crisis, they can be used to take a society apart and reconstruct it.

If myths, rituals, and ideologies intrigue you, check out this book by clicking here.

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

There has always been a strong connection historically between aesthetics and
radical politics, and this is no less true for the global justice movement’s
current preoccupation with cultural approaches to political action. The essays
collected here seek to engage with past and present convergences between the
theories and practices of artists and writers and the theories and practices of
movements for radical social change.

Monday, December 12, 2016

In this edition of Young Children we explore the methods of teaching for children in the city. Some key points of this edition are focused on supporting racial identities and diversity surrounding children. Key articles in this journal feature interactive learning and preparing young teachers to educate in an urban setting.

Monday, December 5, 2016

To accommodate our growing student body and ensure everyone's experience with the study rooms is positive, we have made a few changes to our study room policies. If you have any questions about these policies or anything regarding the library in general, please let us know!

Saturday, December 3, 2016

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